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Omega Yeast Voss Kveik

$8.99

SKU# OYL061

Voss Kveik is a proprietary strain that you will not find anywhere else.

A traditional Norwegian "kveik" strain from the farmhouse brewery of Sigmund Gjernes in Voss, Norway, this strain (like OYL-057 HotHead) is capable of fermenting across a broad temperature range with little change in flavor profile.

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A traditional Norwegian "kveik" strain from the farmhouse brewery of Sigmund Gjernes in Voss, Norway, this strain (like OYL-057 HotHead) is capable of fermenting across a broad temperature range with little change in flavor profile. Voss Kveik is non-phenolic and produces a beer with moderate citrus notes allowing it to pair very well with citrusy and fruity hops. This strain is not fast at the low end of the range so don't be afraid to pitch at temperatures in the middle to upper part of the range. Ferments between 68-98° F. Voss Kveik is a proprietary strain that you will not find anywhere else.

I have used Kveik and Hothead yeast to ferment at too warm temps. Both made for a crisp ale at temps you would expect off flavors. I have read the Kveik gives a slight orange flavor but the recipe I used it in contained sweet orange peel so it was hard to tell. I have reused the Kveik once and will do a third generation soon. Just save out a small amount from your fermenter and make a starter for the next batch.

I love the temperature range, not worrying about temp control is great. And the citrus esters produced along with the mild funk can add interesting and unique characteristics to most styles of beer. This yeast inspired me to come up with a Norwegian Farmhouse Ale with juniper berries. Will definitely order again.

BEST ANSWER:I attempted a festbier, pils, and black lager at 70F and it produced a beer that was very lager-like but could in no way be confused with a true lager. YMMV but I'd just offer Saflager 34/70

BEST ANSWER:I attempted a festbier, pils, and black lager at 70F and it produced a beer that was very lager-like but could in no way be confused with a true lager. YMMV but I'd just offer Saflager 34/70

Stylistically it would not jive. It is not a lager yeast more akin to an ale yeast. Would a Munich Dunkel be a Dunkel if you used 2-Row for the base malt?The sweet apple character complimented the Munich BM hoppy beer I made with it. If you ferment at a lower temp then you will have a very clean neutral finish but not a lager finish.

I wouldn’t. This yeast is actually better going the opposite way and fermenting extremely hot (like 90 degrees). You will not get the flavor profile if you lager it, and I’m not sure it would attenuate that low. Could you use the same grain profile, sure. It won’t be “traditional” however. Love this strain for farmhouse beers

Perhaps I was not clear in my intentions. I plan to ferment at room temp 72-74 with this yeast, with a grain bill and hops that is predominately that which one might find in Munich Dunkel, but a bit different. Using Munich Dark 15L, Munich 6L, Melanoid malt, small dab of Carafa II, and Hallertau hops of 3.9 AA. After fermentation I would rack, add gelatin for fining and store in the Quonset that is quite cold, for a period of time, sort of Lager it then.

BEST ANSWER:Thanks for contacting Northern Brewer. I understand you would like to know how many yeast cells are in the Omega Voss Kveik yeast. Omega claims that their yeast packages can contain between 150-500 billion yeast cells per package. Unfortunately we don't know which packages have what amounts, but all liquid yeast packages does contain enough yeast cells to brew a 5 gallon batch of beer. Cheers! -Deanna, staff

BEST ANSWER:Thanks for contacting Northern Brewer. I understand you would like to know how many yeast cells are in the Omega Voss Kveik yeast. Omega claims that their yeast packages can contain between 150-500 billion yeast cells per package. Unfortunately we don't know which packages have what amounts, but all liquid yeast packages does contain enough yeast cells to brew a 5 gallon batch of beer. Cheers! -Deanna, staff